Photos by Monica Herndon 1st Group: "One of U" (Left to Right) Sofie Sitterson, Philip Fitzpatrick, and Blake Yagman 2nd Group: "Power of U" (Left to Right) Robert Chiste, Bhumi Patel, and J...

In their first meeting ever, the two schools went toe-to-toe with each other in the first half with the Canes shooting 45.8 percent from the field and the Spartans 44.8 percent while both teams shot 50 percent from beyond the arc. With Michigan State using its size inside, outscoring Miami 16-6 in the paint, it was Miami’s Durand Scott who stepped up early to keep the Canes in the game, scoring nine of the first eleven points for his team.